Improvement in fire-kindlers



J. A. GONOVER. Fre-Kindler.

No. 195.985. Patented Oct. 9, 1877.

.PERS. FHDTO-UTHDGHAPHER. WASHINGTON. D C.

UNITED STATES PAENT OFFICE.

JACOB A. OONOVER,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN FIRE-KINDLERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 195,985, dated October 9, 1877; application filed August 29, 1877.

To all whom it 'may concern.-

Be it known that I, JACOB A. CoNovnR, of the city and county of New York, in the State of New York, have invented a certainnew and useful Improvement in the Manufacture of Bundled Kindling-Wood, which.. improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawing.

I am aware that various kindlers and lighters have been patented embracing the conception of a lighter or saturated wicks; but all suoli have been expensive, and their sale has not been coextensive with the common article of malinfacture known as bundle or kindling wood. This desirable result is the object of my invention and in carrying out said invention I saturate the binding-string of said bundles with inflammable material, which saturated string is cut or stripped off and folded up 011 the wood in the fire-place or stove, and a light applied by match or otherwise. Thus I obtain a lighter for bundled kindling-Wood without adding to the costvof manufacture, except so far as the saturation of its binder with an inflammable compound not liable to rapid eva-poration.

The construction or manufactureis precisely the same 5 but the resultant article is rendered highly superior by reason of the saturation of its string or binder.

The accompanying drawings represent aperspective of the bundled wood, and a view of the. lighter applied to the loose wood, ready for ignition.

In practice, I take the ordinary bundlingstring material now in general use and soak it in a mixture composed of kerosene and resin oils, or other similar inflammable material or oils not liable to rapid evaporation. These I use in about equal parts. The string is kept in this batl until the iibers are properly covered or saturated. I then bundle the wood and tie it with this string, ill the usual manner.

In using the bundle to kindle the tire, the string ay is taken ott', as usual; but instead of being thrown away as of no use, it is folded into a coil or bunch and placed upon, under, or among the wood, and ignited by a match, or in any convenient manner.

It will be seen that by this invention I enhance the usefulness and value of the ordinary bundled kindling-wood without making any sensible increase in the cost of manufacture.

I claim- A bundle of kindling-Wood the binding or bundling string whereof is satura-ted with inflammable material, and adapt-ed as a iirclighter, substantially as set forth.

JACOB A. OONOVER.

Vitnesses:

PETER VAN ANTWERP, THOMAS VAN ANTWERP. 

